Originally Posted by Hazelnuts39
That sentence is from the captain's report, prior to analysis of the DFDR data. Did you notice this sentence on page 14?
Indeed. (I re-read it)
It sounds like a confusion to me. AoA law should be triggered for AoA reduction during this climb as the speed is serioulsy decreasing. Hence, I doubt (without looking at the chart) that this 15° pitch up, 205 KIAS at FL372 would project something else than a stall (then why pitching up... in advance?).
Otherwise, at first, it should be an overspeed protection kicking after the excess speed was recorded. A/P kicking OFF should be due to excess G load in turbulence, then the weather may come in to contradict this AoA law if not avail. in manual. Hence, maybe a sudden G load could have delayed the sequence, confusing the pilot report (alpha prot /alpha floor), those investigators (AoA laws), then us (AF447 deepstallers, sharks and pingers storytellers) !!!
S~
Olivier